Previews

The Oakland East Bay Symphony is doing the Brahms Requiem on Friday and it will do right by it with soloists Brian Leerhuber and Carrie Hennessy. But that's obviously not the whole story: new music by Armenian composer Avetis Berberyan, which casts the Requiem's message of solace in a wholly modern light.

The San Francisco Symphony celebrates the Lunar New Year with its audiences each year at this festive event. Kids will enjoy the preconcert reception with arts and crafts, lion dancing, and Chinese calligraphy, and complimentary food, desserts, and tea at Davies Hall.

Break out your horse-head fiddles. This year's Stanford Pan-Asian Music Festival lifts the veil on Mongolia and its neighbors.

A beautiful introduction to Mozart's chamber music, by some of the area's best musicians at the Freight and Salvage is even a cool enough venue for the older kids to be seen, and the price is definitely right.

If you're a guitar lover, then the easy winner of this week's concert offerings is the free recital by Marc Teicholz at the S.F. Conservatory of Music. Teicholz, a Conservatory faculty member, is one of the masters who make the guitar department the best in the country.

Soprano Emily Albrink has been quickly building a career after her apprenticeship in Washington Opera's Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program. She comes to Music at Meyer, the concert series sponsored by Temple Emmanu-El.

A few of the most wonderful chamber works in the world are on display on Sunday at Music at Kohl Mansion when the Miró Quartet visits on Sunday for an epic journey.

Fans of NPR's From the Top radio show are already snapping up tickets for its visit to Napa's Lincoln Theatre. If you're going to be in the area, this is certainly an event to make time for.

Everybody up for a Marin Chamber Music Festival, meet your leader, Sarn Oliver. One, two, three ... jump!

It turns out the 17th century was a great time for women composers. Magnificat Baroque and their guest soloist, soprano Jennifer Ellis Kampani, are hoping that their upcoming program, Donne Virtuose, will lead listeners to discover the wonderful work created by four of such extraordinary women.